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Civil War

Frank W. Haskell

Sergeant Major · U.S. Army

3d Maine Infantry

1 June 1862 · Fair Oaks, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Maine
Action
Fair Oaks, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment, all the company officers present having been killed or disabled, led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action.

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